2024 to become “hottest year on record”, UN warns
(VOVWORLD) - The world is experiencing unprecedented warming with 2024 poised to become the hottest year on record, surpassing the previous record in 2023, according to new data released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Thursday, ahead of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
 People cool off at a beach during a heatwave in Alexandria, Egypt, on July 23, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) |
WMO’s analysis, based on six international datasets, reveals a concerning trajectory of rising temperatures. While the report highlights some success stories from countries like the Seychelles, Mauritius, Laos and Ireland in developing effective climate services, evidence reveals that the climate crisis is escalating globally.
WMO’s report aligns with forecast released the same day by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
“After 10 months of 2024, it is now virtually certain that 2024 will be the warmest year on record and the first year of more than 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels,” C3S said.
The average temperature anomaly for the rest of 2024 would have to drop to almost zero for 2024 to not be the warmest year, it added.